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Is All Over For The Sergeant?

By Smart-still-poor-punter | 04-Feb-2019

In the entire Derby card, it was 'Sergeant At Arms" who was the pipping hot favourite. But the manner in which the horse lost made many race-goers unbelieve the shoddy show?

Not only 'New England' easily got the better of the Sergeant, even 'Costa Brava' pushed the favourite to the third spot, making it clear that the Sergeant has to go home.

Even otherwise yesterday turned out to be a 'good' day for big-time owners and trainers to make 'calculated' moves that only benefited the bookmakers, isn't it?

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Srikanth said ...

05-Feb-2019

Akshay is not punters Jockey. even an apprentice would have placed SAA at a better position and could have won comfortable. Jockey Akshay has repeated his cheap trickts, now its high time that some action is taken on him , he is not allowing horses to run on their merit.

Venkat said ...

05-Feb-2019

Undoubtedly, SAA did not run to expectations.but he was running in a race after over 6 months. One Mock race reveals nothing after this lay off. Thirdly, SAA is now 6 years old and not 4 to have the same zip & zest!!

I was confounded by the way Jockey A. Kumar rode the wonder miler. It is difficult to comprehend whether trainer Suleiman Attalaohi gave the jockey such instructions.

My take is that SAA would have stripped fitter after this race.. If he continues in training as he should, he will win the J.Mehra Super mile during the Invitation weekend. Wait & See!

Cheers 

Jimmy Karanjia said ...

05-Feb-2019

Its not. He was running in India after one and half years and that too on a track like Mumbai. He had gained 16 kilos and was at 465 kilos, hde has always weighed between 440 and 450 kilos and by his standards he was looking gross on Derby day.

This run has done him good and play him in his next run in any centre. He is certain to win, you will get little odds as well. at 60 paisa, they all look bad in the paddock.

Jimmy

Rrajesh said ...

05-Feb-2019

Ruchi ....how can you say smasher was a made up race.... Check his timings of his previous runs .they were pure class one timings with smasher in the last 200 metres trotting ....

Rahul said ...

04-Feb-2019

SAA was completely flat footed. Sitting last was a big mistake. Akshay has to ride as he is the retained jockey now of mr KND. SAA is now over the top retirement is in store now.

Ashok Punjabi said ...

04-Feb-2019

The days for sergeant and Desert God are certainly over.

Ruchi said ...

04-Feb-2019

SERGANT LOST .because it was pulled.That race was stamped for NEW ENGLAND/ COSTA BRAVA,just see the run all others were running as if it was a nick rarace CAMBRIDGE was in striking position but was just not allowed by rider he was trying all sorts if tricks

Next SMASHER who was just three months back running in class A, got beat by BUSH TOP like a dog but won ystday like champion.Another made up race, FIRST race and FLAMING MARRINI were also made up fixed race somebody rightly mentioned shortly RWITC is heading for a closure no doubt

 

Godzilla said ...

04-Feb-2019

You are right sir.

Vishal said ...

04-Feb-2019

Play in bangalore 

P G said ...

04-Feb-2019

Nothing was wrong with the sargeant.

It was a mischievous wrong-doing by the one who is running the show at RWITC. Also see the running of the first three races. All master-planned by the trusted one of the chief. Also see the owners of these races.This will help one to get to the bottom of what's going on at this center.

Just see the manipulation of the 1st race itself. This should have opened the eyes of everyone. But being the biggest day of racing, one expected a bit of merit racing.

Always Sandesh was the rider of Sargeant, then why fly in Akshay Kumar and replace Sandesh? The purpose was served.Hot favourite kept more than 12 lenghts back. Ever seen such a gimmick.

Day before it was the same wrong-doing with Srinath riding e -blyton the very hot pipping favourite. Here again, rider was changed from the family ward.

This will in no way help racing, but a sure way of destroying this sport.

Shakthi said ...

04-Feb-2019

serjeant is not  a horse which comes last he shud have kept horse in middle of bunch .ignorence ride by AKSHAY KUMAR, SERJEANT@ARMS will bounch back in super mile ,anyday akshay cant replace champion sandesh

Bluebubnletron said ...

04-Feb-2019

Watch him for the Supermile on The invitation Day, he will be at the wire well ahead of the rest.